Ian Butler

1.7k citations
45 papers · 1.2k indexed · h-index 18
Topics
Child Abuse and Trauma (9 papers)Healthcare innovation and challenges (7 papers)Social Work Education and Practice (6 papers)

In The Last Decade

Ian Butler

40 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers

Ian Butler
Comparison fields: 5 of 151
  • Clinical Psychology 421
  • Sociology and Political Science 395
  • General Health Professions 291
  • Public Administration 208
  • Education 157
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Countries citing papers authored by Ian Butler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Butler

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Butler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ian Butler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ian Butler based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ian Butler. Ian Butler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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2 19
3 35
4 13
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Children's Rights as a policy framework in Wales
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6 33
7 49
8 1
9 8
10 2
11 76
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Social Work with Children and Families. 2nd ed
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14 14
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Making Research Count: the Development of 'Knowledge- Based Practice'
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16 73
17 94
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Social Policy, Social Welfare and Scandal : How British Public Policy is Made
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19 62
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Children's perspectives and experience of the divorce process
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About Ian Butler

Ian Butler is a scholar working on Public Administration, Health and Clinical Psychology, having authored 45 papers that have together received 1.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Child Abuse and Trauma (9 papers), Healthcare innovation and challenges (7 papers) and Social Work Education and Practice (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Public Administration (208 citations), Clinical Psychology (421 citations) and Safety Research (152 citations). Ian Butler has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and Singapore. Frequent co-authors include Mark Drakeford, Claire L. Fox, Howard Williamson, Heather Payne, Ian Shaw, Margaret Robinson, David Gadd, Victoria Williamson, Gillian Douglas and Sarah L. Halligan. Their work appears in journals such as Child Abuse & Neglect, Talanta and BMJ Open.

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